Cooler temperatures not expected until Friday

(TULSA, Okla.) The current flow pattern will produce lee troughing over the High Plains, and thus the next couple of days will be windier than what we’ve seen for awhile. Storm activity will also increase out west, though none of this activityis expected to make it this far east. Still looks like one more toasty day Monday before temps begin to drop off due to cooler low level thermal fields advecting in from the south. A second shortwave trough will force a front down into our area Thursday into Friday, likely stalling over the area. Models show the highest chances for precipitation across Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas, and lowest chances down near the Red River. It will be relatively cooler by the end of the week, though only near or slightly above normal. The chance for storms will taper off by next weekend. Monday Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 100. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind around 10 mph. Thursday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Thursday Night Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Friday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. East wind around 5 mph. Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph. Saturday Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind around 5 mph.